Hungary, Euratom Clear All Issues on Russian Nuclear Fuel Supplies

Hungary and the European Atomic Energy Community Euratom have dealt with all issues regarding a nuclear deal between Moscow and Budapest for the construction of reactors and supply of fuel, Hungarian government spokesman Zoltan Kovacs told Sputnik.

Anastasia Levchenko - According to the spokesman, the government has been cooperating with Euratom in all matters, and is waiting for a few last-minute legal and professional issues to be sorted out with the European Commission.

"All questions have been sorted out with Euratom considering the fuel contract and Euratom's questions regarding the freedom of supplying," Kovacs said.

In May, the Hungarian government confirmed a contract under which Russia would build two reactors at the Paks nuclear power plant (NPP).

A series of deals, signed in late 2014, agrees on the construction of the NPP's units 5 and 6 with Russian-built VVER-1200 reactors, as well as nuclear fuel supplies and maintenance.

In March, media reports suggested that the European Commission had blocked the project. The Hungarian government denied those rumors.

Source: Sputnik News